Cornell University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Cornell University is a private research university in Ithaca, NY (city setting), with 16,051 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 8% of 65,635 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1480–1560 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $88,140 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $26,455 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 95% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in computer & information sciences, business, engineering. The campus reported 1.92 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Cornell University ranks
6 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 95%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $66,014
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 32 burglaries · 106 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 106 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Cornell University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Cornell University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | The Ivy League | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $659k | $19,367 | 997 | |
| Baseball | The Ivy League | 37 | 3 over | 3 | $811k | $21,916 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | The Ivy League | 20 | 5 over | 1 | $1.5M | $76,155 | 993 | |
| Women's Basketball | The Ivy League | 19 | 4 over | 1 | $1.4M | $72,312 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 961 | |
| Women's Cross Country | The Ivy League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 998 | |
| Field Hockey | The Ivy League | 24 | room 3 | 4 | $811k | $33,790 | 994 | |
| Football | The Ivy League | 109 | 4 over | 10 | $4.6M | $42,106 | 981 | |
| Men's Golf | The Ivy League | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $136k | $13,562 | 998 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | The Ivy League | 25 | 5 over | 1 | $541k | $21,657 | 983 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Men's) | 31 | 5 over | 4 | $2.7M | $87,348 | 993 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | ECAC Hockey (Women's) | 27 | 1 over | 4 | $1.5M | $55,327 | 988 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 53 | 5 over | 5 | $1.8M | $33,202 | 994 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | The Ivy League | 43 | 5 over | 5 | $964k | $22,410 | 996 | |
| Men's Rowing | The Ivy League | 97 | — | 3 | $959k | $9,883 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | The Ivy League | 50 | room 18 | 1 | $844k | $16,878 | 988 | |
| Men's Soccer | The Ivy League | 35 | 7 over | 3 | $715k | $20,437 | 997 | |
| Softball | The Ivy League | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $617k | $30,839 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 34 | 4 over | 3 | $526k | $15,470 | 986 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | The Ivy League | 34 | 4 over | 4 | $572k | $16,810 | 980 | |
| Men's Tennis | The Ivy League | 12 | 2 over | 3 | $933k | $77,749 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | The Ivy League | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $399k | $36,311 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 179 | 134 over | 6 | $1.1M | $5,893 | 973 | |
| Women's Track & Field | The Ivy League | 171 | 126 over | 6 | $1M | $5,878 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | The Ivy League | 21 | 3 over | 4 | $604k | $28,754 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | The Ivy League | 40 | 10 over | 1 | $1.3M | $33,034 | 956 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.